Super Spooks Top Water Line Choice ?

[ChrisD46]

*Curious about Super Spook main line choice : Braid Main Line OR Straight Mono ? 

[evilcatfish]

Straight mono for me, but I know plenty of people that throw them on braid. Just gotta experiment and find out what works best for your style!

[Mike L]

I like 30# braid.

Gives a longer cast and a more solid hook up. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[WRB]

Used 12 lb Big Game for all my top water lures under 1 oz. Top water over 1 1/2 oz used 25 lb Armillo. Currently using 11 lb Armillo Nylon for top water under 3/4 oz.

Tom

[Cody28]

I use a braid to leader just because my topwater rod is not just a topwater rod and braid to leader allows the setup to be more versatile. Otherwise I would probably lean towards straight mono. When fish are schooling and missing the walking bait a lot, I will sometimes even use fluro as my leader. Sounds weird, but the reason is when they miss and I set the hook, the flouro will sink the tip just a tad. This way my hook set digs into the water instead of flying away from the school. With poppers this would affect the action, but with super spooks it really doesn't. All that being said, braid to mono is what I use 99% of the time. 

[Columbia Craw]

40 braid to an eighteen inch floro  leader.

[The Baron]

30# braid with about 3-4ft. of 12# BG leader for me.  Casts very well, with good hook sets and no stretch so walking the bait is easy.  My current spook/popper rod is a MH/moderate-fast crankbait rod and my landing percentage is very high (on the small fish we catch… most under 2#).  If I were to rig on a fast action rod for some reason, I might try straight 12# BG.

[Bankc]

Straight mono.  I have problems with braid getting fouled in the hooks sometimes on topwaters.  It's the only rod I still use mono on.

[MN Fisher]

40# 832 to a short 15# AbrazX leader - I like the AbrazX for this as it's stiffer than InvizX or Tatsu...prevents the limp braid from getting tangled in the hooks.

Super Spooks, WP-110/130...any of the larger top-waters.

[Bluebasser86]

Straight braid, no reason to use a leader. 

[Phil77]

I've had good luck with both 30-40# braid and 12# and up mono.

[Hammer 4]

12 to 14 lb mono for lures that weigh what the super spook weighs.

[GreenPig]

14 lb Stren Original

[ChrisD46]

Good replies with sound  reasoning ... Both lines have merit .

[MickD]

Flouro line and leader has a higher specific gravity than water, therefore it sinks and with some surface lures, it will adversely affect the action of the lure, tending to pull it under.  On my surface outfits I only use mono, either as line or leader on braid main line.  Braid and mono, except for Gore fiber braids, have about the same specific gravity as water and don't sink like flouro.

[Scott F]

Straight braid for me. Makes walking the dog much easier. You do have to be careful not to let the lure stop too quickly in the air. If the lure stops with a jerk it will snap back and cause the lure to foul. Having it land with a little bit of slack in the line will usually prevent it. This goes for any lure, especially ones with treble hooks and braided line.